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ISW Global News Roundup - April 2, 2010
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Afghanistan
Los Angeles Times- Afghan president blames Western officials for election fraud by Laura King
Department of Defense- Afghan, International Forces Kill Roadside Bomber
The New York Times- The Weakness of Taliban Marksmanship by Nicholas Kulish
Associated Press- UN chief tours troubled ex-Soviet Central Asia by Jim Heintz
The Daily Star-Afghanistan will be lost without more honest governance by Jamie Metzl
Pakistan
Cristian Science Monitor- Taliban to be flushed from N. Waziristan in two months, says Pakistan general by Saeed Shah
BusinessWeek- Pakistan Coalition Presents Bill to Weaken Presidential PowersIraq by Khalid Qayum
Agence France-Presse- US seeks Pakistan action on anti-India groups
The Washington Post- Enduring army role in Swat spurs questions about Pakistan's civilian government by Karin Brulliard
Iraq
The Washington Post- Six Iraq al Qaeda leaders killed or arrested: U.S.
Associated Press- US sues contractor KBR over Iraq bills by Devlin Barrett
BBC- Moqtada Sadr holds referendum on Iraq prime minister
BusinessWeek- Iraq’s Allawi Wins Backing from Shiite Party in Coalition Bid by Nayla Razzouk
The Washington Post- Military plans to test brain-injury therapy by Dan Elliot
World
Israel
The New York Times- Israel Mounts Air Attacks in Gaza by Ethan Bronner
China
Reuters- Obama urges China's Hu to get behind Iran push by Chris Buckley
Reuters- China buys air defense systems from Russia by Dmitry Solovyov
Russia
The New York Times- Russia Says Suicide Bomber Was Militant’s Widow by Clifford Levy
Reuters- Obama, Medvedev to sign landmark nuclear arms pact by Steve Gutterman